How much do you feed?

[Lov2teach]

Just thought I'd see what everyone else feeds. Molly and Lucy are "big" mini dachshunds------their momma was small but daddies were big. We give them 1/3 cup Nutro Lamb and Rice twice a day. Molly is longer and looks really good. Lucy is short and pudgy-----she's been that way since she's been a puppy. We really try not to give them but maybe two small treats a day----we give them Pupcorn which is lowfat. Lucy has an appitite that she could eat all day long if we let her! Does the proportion sound okay? Too much?

[Mack]

... what works best for the individual doxie. One of mine gets more food than that; the other two get less.

Willy gets 1/2 cup in the afternoon, 1/4 cup at night.
Ivan and Hannah get 1/3 cup in the afternoon, 1/4 cup at night.

Ivan and Willy are currently eating Wellness Chicken Super5Mix.
Hannah is on regular Canidae. I plan to rotate her over to Wellness when the Canidae is about gone.

[lotsadox]

I feed raw food and have found that I feed less than when I fed kibble/canned food. Bogart and Cash are on diets so they get about a tablespoon of meat and a tablespoon of pumpkin morning and night. It's working, too. Bogart lost a pound the first 3 weeks! Miller doesn't have a weight problem and gets 1/4 cup am and pm and Amanda, my senior mix, gets 1/2 am and pm. She's always been active and eats a lot and never seems to gain. I wish I could say that about me!

[Meemoo]

metabolism rates just like humans. You have to see what works for each indiividual dog. Just be sure your dog isn't overweight as it does take a bigger toll on a dachsie (due to their predisposed risk to back problems). Feed a high quality dog food and be sure your dachshund gets plenty of exercise.